TNAG-0779-FCO40-983-Involvement-of-Hong-Kong-in-air-services-agreements-1978 — Page 59

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YOUR TELNO.503 : U.K/AUSTRALIA AIR SERVICES TALKS.

WE HAVE YET TO RECEIVE THE PAPERS PROMISED BY THE AUSTRALIANS

AT THE TALKS BUT DEWAR (CPA), WHO WAS PRESENT, ESTIMATED THAT IT WOULD TAKE TWO WEEKS (IF EVERYTHING ELSE WAS DROPPED) TO ARRANGE THE MATERIAL AND GIVE A JUDGEMENT. IT IS THEREFORE UNLIKELY THAT WE COULD MEET YOUR DEADLINE OF 5 JULY. GIVEN THE IMPORTANCE OF THE PROPOSALS TO THE FUTURE OF CPA, WE ARE MOST RELUCTANT TO PRESS THEM FOR HASTY CONCLUSIONS WHICH MIGHT LATER

BE THE CAUSE FOR REGRET.

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